The Two Towers - (Lord of the Rings) by J R R Tolkien (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Frodo and Sam continue on their quest to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor, relying on Gollum, slave to the corruption of the Ring, as their guide.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The middle novel in The Lord of the Rings--the greatest fantasy epic of all time--which began in <i>The Fellowship of the Ring, </i> and which reaches its magnificent climax in <i>The Return of the King</i>.</b> <p/><b>Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's <i>The Great American Read</i></b> <p/> The Fellowship is scattered. Some are bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some are contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the accursed One Ring, ruler of all the Rings of Power, to be destroyed in Mordor, the dark realm where Sauron is supreme. Their guide is Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME<P>The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor -- the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme. Their guide was Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring.<P>THUS CONTINUES THE MAGNIFICENT, BESTSELLING TALE OF ADVENTURE BEGUN IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, WHICH REACHES ITS SOUL-STIRRING CLIMAX IN THE RETURN OF THE KING.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An extraordinary work--pure excitement, unencumbered narrative, moral warmth, bare-faced rejoicing in beauty, but excitement most of all."<i>--The New York Times Book Review</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Ronald Reuel Tolkien</b> was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as <i>The Hobbit </i>and<i> </i>The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.
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